A driver sped on the wrong side of the road at up to 90mph through the centre of Bristol.

A judge said Michael Watson treated the streets of the city like they were “his and his alone” during the 24-minute drive.

Police tried to stop him after a report of a Saab car being driven erratically at speed, Bristol Crown Court heard.

But he didn’t stop, roared off at three times the speed limit and was driving so dangerously, officers aborted a ground pursuit and tracked him by helicopter.

Video footage presented to the court showed Watson speeding along Cheltenham Road - where he reached up to 70mph, around the St James Barton roundabout and driving on the wrong side of the road past Cabot Circus, where he reached up to 90mph.

Eventually a stinger device was deployed to deflate his tyres and he leapt from the vehicle, leaving a “hysterical” woman passenger behind.

He was promptly arrested and pretended to snore through a police interview, the court heard.

Watson, of Woodland Way in Failand, pleaded guilty to dangerous driving, while disqualified and without insurance, in July.

The 22-year-old, who was first banned from driving at the age of 14, also admitted driving while disqualified and without insurance in April.